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Comment Re:Blackmail (Score 1) 547

If you read these articles regarding the matter then it seems that it may have been not as sinister as blackmail, but most definitely some sort of prank (and not an innocent security alert).

"He sent an e-mail to his principal saying, 'look what I have,'" DeFeciani [District spokeswoman] said. "That was at 1 [p.m.] Tuesday and within two hours we knew who he was."
The Media

Submission + - Canadian RCMP's abandon the Music piracy fight ! (ledevoir.com) 1

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Laindraug
Laindraug writes: "The 'Le Devoir' French canadian Montreal Newspaper had a front page title today ( november 8) that said (once traduced) : 'Pirates can sleep well' : RCMP'S is abandoning the fight against music piracy because 'its just too big to fight against' ` The newspaper also shows the difference between Canada and USA, stating that in october, Jammie Thomas in USA was condemned to a 220 000$ dollar fine for having downloaded 24 mp3's..and in Canada, there will just be no more police to look at this kind of piracy. 'Today, its so simple to copy, everybody is clueless on how to fight this' , as stated by Canadian RCMP's. Canadian Pirates, rejoice."
Biotech

Submission + - Lobster Lament: Crustaceans Can Feel Pain (guardian.co.uk)

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angryphase
angryphase writes: "According to animal behaviour experts from Queens University (Belfast), the belief that crustaceans are incapable of feeling pain may be false. After various research groups have delved into the nervous systems of invertebrates, studies have shed light on what '[...] has become an unlikely obsession for some scientists.' Professor Robert Elwood and his colleagues '[...] set about finding an answer by daubing acetic acid on to the antennae of 144 prawns.' A thankless task, that has not convinced many in the field of pain research. As Richard Chapman from the University of Utah (Salt Lake City) commented, 'Even a single-cell organism can detect a threatening chemical gradient and retreat from it [...] But this is not sensing pain.'"
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Mum Sends Stripper to Teenage Son's School (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by angryphase
angryphase writes: According to recent reports one young Nottinghamshire schoolboy got a present to remember from his mother of all people. According to the parent in question there had been some misunderstanding by the agency, after she claims she had ordered a gorilla. A shaken and slightly stirred witness recounts, 'No one could believe it [...] she ordered him to get on all fours, led him around the classroom and hit him 16 times — once for each year — on the bottom with her whip. Then she took off some clothes until she was down to her bra and pants, pulled out some cream, put it on her buttocks and told him to rub it in.' As if this brazen overuse of props wasn't bad enough, the mother had requested that the teacher film the 'surprise'.
Music

Submission + - Increase in Encrypted Torrents Spotted in the UK (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by angryphase
angryphase writes: The British Phonographic Institute (RIAA-UK) has noticed a significant increase in the amount of encrypted torrents. Whether it follows a trend for hiding suspicious activities or an increased awareness of personal privacy is up for (weak) debate, either way, this change of attitude is apparently catching the eye of ISPs, music industry officials and enforcement agencies. Matt Phillips, spokesman for the UK record industry trade association explains, "Our internet investigations team, internet service providers and the police are well aware of encryption technology: it's been around for a long time and is commonplace in other areas of internet crime. It should come as no surprise that if people think they can hide illegal activity they will attempt to."
Security

Submission + - Russian Business Network goes *POOF* (trendmicro.com)

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koaschten
koaschten writes: "The Trendmicro blog at http://blog.trendmicro.com/rbn-goes-poof/ reports, the Russian Business Network, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Business_Network , known for offering Bullet Proof Domains, spreading the Storm Worm and similar activities, has been taken offline. Seems like most known Autonomous Systems were dropped from the Routing Tables (RBN-AS, SBT-AS, MICRONNET-AS, OINVEST-AS, AKIMON-AS, CONNCETCOM-AS and NEVSKCC-AS)."

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